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Bitcoin OS Licensing

Bitcoin OS is available under a dual licensing model:

Community Edition (This Repository)

  • License: Bitcoin OS Community License (BOCL) v1.0
  • Use Cases: Personal, educational, research, and small business use
  • Restrictions: Commercial organizations with >$1M revenue require Commercial License
  • File: See LICENSE-COMMUNITY

Professional Edition

  • License: Commercial License
  • Use Cases: Enterprise, large commercial deployments, competing products
  • Benefits:
    • No revenue restrictions
    • Priority support
    • Additional enterprise features
    • Rights to create derivative commercial products
  • Contact: legal@bitcoin-corp.com

Why Dual Licensing?

We believe in open source innovation while protecting the significant investment in developing Bitcoin OS. This model allows:

  • Open Innovation: Community can use, modify, and contribute freely
  • Protection: Prevents large corporations from copying without compensation
  • Sustainability: Revenue from commercial licenses funds continued development
  • Fairness: Small businesses and individuals use for free, enterprises pay fairly

Commercial License Required If:

  • Your organization's annual revenue > $1,000,000 USD
  • You want to create competing commercial products
  • You need to distribute closed-source derivatives
  • You require enterprise support and features

Get a Commercial License

For commercial licensing inquiries:


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